Dead Water (novel)
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| Author | Ngaio Marsh |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Roderick Alleyn |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Media type | Print () |
| Preceded by | Hand in Glove |
| Followed by | Death at the Dolphin |
Dead Water is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the twenty-third novel to feature Roderick Alleyn,[1] and was first published in 1964.
Plot summary
The plot concerns a murder in a small coastal village, where a local spring believed to have miraculous healing properties is enriching many of the local residents who cater to those seeking healing they cannot find elsewhere. Miss Emily Pride, an old teacher of Alleyn's, inherits the place from her sister and comes to inspect her new property with plans to stop what she considers to be the vulgar exploitation of gullible and desperate people. Miss Emily begins receiving anonymous threats, apparently from locals who are upset by the proposed interruption of their new-found prosperity. After Miss Emily is physically attacked, Alleyn arrives to protect his beloved old teacher but soon the situation escalates to murder.
Television adaptation
This novel was adapted in 1994 for the television series The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, with Patrick Malahide as Roderick Alleyn and Belinda Lang as Agatha Troy.[2] The TV film relocated the novel's original Cornish setting to a Scottish island. Margaret Tyzack played Emily Pride and Jane Lapotaire Elspeth Cost.
References
- ^ McDorman, Kathryne Slate (1991). Ngaio Marsh. Boston: Twayne. pp. xiii–xiv. ISBN 0-8057-6999-4.
- ^ Waymark, Peter (26 March 1994). "Is he chasing a brain, or pulling our legs?". The Times. No. 64912. p. S1:23.
External links
- Dead Water at IMDb
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